Which of the following concepts refers to social inequality among various age categories within a society?
a. ageism
b. age stratification
c. gerontocracy
d. aristocracy
(Answer: b)
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Which of the following best characterizes the experience of Mexican Americans?
a. reciprocal assimilation b. nearly complete Anglo conformity c. internal colonialism d. full structural assimilation and absorption
The growth of satellite cities was typical of which of the following periods?
a. the period between the two World Wars b. the first decade of the twentieth century c. the late nineteenth century d. the early 1960s
Prevailing ableist ideology is based on
A. the idea that technology makes physical and intellectual abilities irrelevant. B. an assumption that all impairments are abnormalities. C. the belief that people can be whatever they want to be regardless of age or ability. D. Jewish religious beliefs about bodies and moral worth.
Henri Saint-Simon officially coined the term sociology in 1838.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)